LARS! Fellow MN Homie & Old School Vayniak makes an appearance!

QOTD: Lars’ first appearance was back in December 2006, Episode #151. Actually it was via a link below the episode, a response disputing the Jets win.

But Lars, I got you beat, I made my first appearance in Episode #117 on October 30, 2006

Thanks for the great memories and all the great shows Gary (and Lars too!)

I have seen 930 of 930 episodes. Yes. Really. LOL. Thanks Gary.

BTW One of my favorites is still Episode #128 when Gary’s mom made a Turkey dinner for the episode.

Great show despite Norwegian interruption 😉
Only SB I’ve consumed lately is a great one from Austria; I’m currently too hooked on Gruner to make much room for SB.

Saw that the Jets were playing Monday night, so I thought said hi. Cost me $71 at Cinderella. Hope your kid is doing well.

I like sav. blancs. i think that you get pretty good quality for low price (<$20). Still New Zealand is king in this category.

QOTD;Mix it with juice. I did have a pretty good one for the ‘end of summer’.

Make up your mind! Is i 24-13 or 27-13? 😉

QOTD: I think Sauvignon Blanc served a very useful (perhaps not to itself) purpose in the white wine world. In the modern wine drinking world I think SB was the first non-Chardonnay white to be recognized. People loved it for it’s spritelyness. When producers realized that consumers would buy something other than Chardonnay the rush was on to re-introduce other white varietals like Vigonier, Pinot Gris, Greuner Vetliner etc. So, Sauvignon Blanc basically created the other white market and their own competition in oe fell swoop.

I had the Matanzas Creek at a friend’s party, and with the chill, I found it quite tasty. It was also pretty hot that night (we were outside). WTG Cali, and I’m looking forward to the next battles this week.

QOTD: I love Sancerre, though the last one I had on a quality/price ratio didn’t really do it for me. I have been off the NZ SB bandwagon for a while. Haven’t bought a bottle in years, that I can recall. I will ditto some of the other comments re: the explosion of other white varietals…I find that I am drinking more GruV, Albarino, and Torrontes as of late.

Lars QOTD: Already answered, but yet another classic appearance.

The State of the Union of Sauvignon Blanc is : The best of the best, on several continents (!) is mostly made in small/ limited production quantities, but fortunately, many of the near-top choices can be had for around $30, and often less! From the several famous Loire appellations, And White Bordeaux from Graves. Names like Talbot, & Olivier jump to mind. In Cali, Selene (Mia Klein), Crocker & Starr, Emmolo, Daydream (Kiken/Reverie), and tons of others are top notch. In Chile, Conch’s Terrunyo ($20) label has been amazing me for over 10 years! Even Vina Morande has produced several tiers of superlative quality. I love NZ, but won’t even bother – people just keep buying mediocre industrial brands, and legacy names. For them, really good quality is upwards of $20. Spend it, it’s worth having really good representation of your varietal (love SB, and it’s range/versatility), instead of drinking mediocre examples. I can’t stand mediocre, and will drink good beer/ale, instead of mediocre wine, every time.

QOTD: I’m not sure about the state of sauvignon blanc, it’s not a varietal I go out and buy very often for myself but I’ll start checking it out so I can make some contributions in the future. I hope your Jets get the win tonight. I can’t stand Brett Favre.

Sauvignon Blanc from Casablanca Chile is the future.

Haven’t had an inspiring SB in a while. Although I have been spoiled ever since I was lucky enough to taste the Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang from Pouilly Fume. I did have one from Kathryn Hall the other day that was pretty good. Congrats to your Jets GV…they just won as I am writing this. I am sorry to see my Braves season come to an end. My hat is off to Bobby Cox.

QOTD -It’s the Bordeaux blancs Semillon with Sauvignon blanc that are ruling the roost but not cheap. An example being Chateau La Louviere . The Loire valley is still hanging in there with Delaille as a good example of inexpensive quality. It’s not super complex but for 12 bones it is awesome in my book.
P S Gary, your peeks into the Library family rock!!!

Ah yes. I love Neal Ellis Sincerely Sauvignon Blanc.

Ah men brother!

QOTD: Sauvignon Blanc is out, Malbec is in. Way too much SB is being produced, especially from NZ, meanwhile California is oaking the h#ll out of it, and like you saw in wine #2, overall it’s just getting watered down and uninteresting. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy a bottle every now & again, just nowhere near what I did two years ago.

QOTD: Sauvignon Blanc is out, Malbec is in. Way too much SB is being produced, especially from NZ, meanwhile California is oaking the h#ll out of it, and like you saw in wine #2, overall it’s just getting watered down and uninteresting. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy a bottle every now & again, just nowhere near what I did two years ago.

QOTD: Ah Sav Blanc. Our favorite during the warm summer months. We were big NZ fans, but I think you’re right, as the price has gone up the perceived taste and enjoyment has gone down. We’ve actually turned to getting whatever sub-10 bone wines from Trader Joe’s as we go through a number of bottles during the summer. Finding much more interesting California SB’s when they aren’t over oaked but have more complexity. Perhaps because they treated us well at our visit, Honig is one of our favorites.

Big G, It’s been awhile for my comments, but working really hard on changing careers and I’ve been all about the hustle. Anyway, loved the Episode and surprised that the US pulled this one off.

QOTD: The word is out, Sauv Blancs are great and people are really starting to pay attention. That will always bring the price up.

P.S. I still can’t wait for our matchup Dec 26th. I think Bears at home pull out the upset.

Matanzas Creek IS good.. Rarely drink SB though (the good ones are pricey, such as Duckhorn and Illumination).. A good value SB is Brander from Santa Ynez Valley ..
Can’t wait to try some Sancerre to see what the fuss is about.
🙂

QOTD: I probably buy one or two bottles per week in average, of New Zealand S.B. Seriously, I can’t get enought of it, and I’ve been saying this for the last 3 years. I think they are so flavorful, so delicious and so underpriced. And great with food!!! New Zealand is just the right place to grow them…amazing. My favorite at the moment if the generic Brancott for $9. It’s just amazing for the price…I’m willing to pay up to $25 for those under $10 ones…the deal of the century!

Classic Episode; some rambling, random thoughts, camera going crazy, Jets, a little vino, a few giggles, Lars rocked it!

This was a crowdpleaser episode, keep em comin’…! 😛

Qotd: SB is still one of my favourites, when it’s FREEEEEEEESSSHHH!!! And i think Chile is the future of SB, Terrunyo SB is a modern classic & Concha’s sister winery Cono Sur, pumps out the 20 Barrels SB which is really crunchy & quite impressive for my palate anyhow.

Jets 20 – Vikings 14. Go Jets! 😛

Lars is better!

Dude, I’m back and forth over Chilean SB. I’ve had some nice ones, but I’ve had way too many that were just water. I am a bit of a sucker for the NZ juice I have to admit.

Q: How do Kiwi’s find their sheep in tall grass?
A: delightful

To me, the Loire is still the place for SB. You can find numerous producers that will extract the typical aromas of apples+pairs, camomile+honey, grass+hay, and the chalky minerality. But once you’ve had an SB by E. Vatan or Cotat, it’s hard to go back to basic quality. I’ve had some pretty good stuff from biodynamic producers, too.